Research

Marine Heatwaves (MHW)
An emerging climate change stressor for the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem.
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
The Santa Barbara Coastal LTER works to understand the ecology of coastal kelp forest ecosystems.
Larval Biology
Studying early life history stage marine invertebrates in a changing ocean.
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Using our basic research tools to ask questions about the vulnerability, adaptive capacity and climate change resilience of important aquaculture and wild fisheries species.